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Chemistry in Quantitative Language, second edition is an invaluable guide to solving chemical equations and calculations. It provides readers with intuitive and systematic strategies to carry out the many kinds of calculations they will meet in general chemistry.
List of contents
- 1: Atomic Structure and Isotopes
- 2: Formula and Molecular Mass
- 3: Measuring Chemical Quantities: The Mole
- 4: Formulas of Compounds and Percent Composition
- 5: Chemical Formula and Nomenclature
- 6: Chemical Equations
- 7: Stoichiometry
- 8: Structure of the Atom
- 9: Chemical Bonding I: Basic Concepts
- 10: Chemical Bonding II: Modern Theories of Chemical Bonding
- 11: Gas Laws
- 12: Liquids and Solids
- 13: Solution Chemistry
- 14: Volumetric Analysis
- 15: Ideal Solutions and Colligative Properties
- 16: Chemical Kinetics
- 17: Chemical Equilibrium
- 18: Ionic Equilibria and pH
- 19: Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria
- 20: Thermochemistry
- 21: Chemical Thermodynamics
- 22: Oxidation and Reduction Reactions
- 23: Fundamentals of Electrochemistry
- 24: Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions
About the author
Dr. Christopher Oriakhi works at NIKE Inc as a senior scientist where he is actively involved in materials chemistry R&D, technology innovation management, and new product development. Prior to NIKE, Chris was a Senior Member of Technical Staff at Hewlett-Packard for 15+ years, a Senior Principal Engineer at Bloom Energy in Silicon Valley, and a Senior Technical Director at FUJIFILM in New Castle, Delaware. In addition, Chris has lectured chemistry courses at universities in Nigeria, Canada, and United States. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society and a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Summary
Problem-solving is one of the most challenging aspects students encounter in general chemistry courses, leading to frustration and failure. Consequently, many students become less motivated to take additional chemistry courses after the first year.
This book tackles this issue head on and provides innovative, intuitive, and systematic strategies to tackle any type of calculations encountered in chemistry. The material begins with the basic theories, equations, and concepts of the underlying chemistry, followed by worked examples with carefully explained step-by-step solutions to showcase the ways in which the problems can be presented.
The second edition contains additional problems at the end of each chapter with varying degrees of difficulty, and many of the original examples have been revised.
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A good supplement for any general chemistry course. It differs from the normal book in that the descriptive commentary is kept to a minimum, while the numerical problem-solving pieces are kept simple and methodical. Recommended.
